More and more the ArtBase has become a focal point of many of our projects at Rhizome. We've been focusing our efforts on web based works, but today we ask for your help in our efforts to restore access to some of the earliest forms of networked based artistic practices that predate the web.

Before the term net.art existed, there were thriving international communities of artists on Bulletin Board Systems such as The Thing and Art Net Web. Preserving the output of these communities requires a different set of tools – many of which Rhizome currently lacks – such as vintage floppy drives, controller cards, write blockers, and even entire vintage computer systems.